PAPYTSHO MAFOLO [Kinshasa (DRC), 1977] & Véronique Hidalgo P - Lot 136

PAPYTSHO MAFOLO [Kinshasa (DRC), 1977] & Véronique Hidalgo Perez,(Brussels (BEL)1972) Set of 2 paintings: Reflet01 and Reflet02. Mixed media (acrylic, oil paint and gold leaf). 30 x 30 cm. Signed on the side and dated 2025. Provenance: Artist's studio. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1977, Pitsho Mafolo's work depicts questions about the relativity between cultural identity and human behaviour. He questions cultural identity crises and the historical heritage of human societies, with a particular emphasis on African culture. Fragments of bodies half man and half animal often appear in his painting, which tell the realities of an African culture fragmented by foreign hegemony. Open-minded, Mafolo does not hesitate to experiment with new styles and techniques after research or during new artistic encounters which results are reflected, moreover, by the energy that emerges in his works. In practice, his techniques usually involve a collage of golden leaves, printed images, acrylic but also oil paint and unfinished lines on a canvas. These unfinished lines, according to Papytsho, evoke an infinite world but also as a self-reminder that artistically, he has not arrived yet. Papytsho's work is included in the permanent collections of the UNESCO collection (France), Rotary Club Collection (Kinshasa), Shell Collection on (Kinshasa), King of Jordan private Collection and the D.R. Congolese Presidential Collection. Mafolo & Hidalgo Papytsho Mafolo and Véronique Hidalgo create collaborative works in which each artist alternates roles, forming a fluid and improvisational dialogue. Inspired by Édouard Glissant's philosophy and the spirit of jazz, they explore cultural hybridity, identity, and memory. Their artworks act as mirrors, inviting viewers to see themselves through the eyes of the other. Mafolo, a multidisciplinary Congolese artist, draws on collective memory and contemporary issues to propose new visual paradigms. Hidalgo, a Belgian-Spanish artist, blends painting, drawing, and poetry, making art a space of contemplation, resistance, and encounter. Véronique Hidalgo Perez,Brussels 1972. Véronique is a visual artist of Belgian-Spanish origin, graduate in visual arts from the Institut Saint-Luc in 1991, she has developed a sensitive body of work combining painting, drawing, illustration, and poetry. She explores identities and memory through the power of poetic language, with the desire to build bridges between disciplines and cultures. Her work is rooted in a vision of art as contemplation, resistance, and encounter...